Etymology

Grandonic

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Today it means: Sanskrit. Full definition →

Tamil கிரந்தம் ← Malayalam ഗ്രന്ഥം ← Sanskrit ग्रन्थ
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromग्रन्थ
  2. Malayalam · derived fromഗ്രന്ഥം
  3. Tamil · derived fromகிரந்தம்
  4. English todayGrandonic

Probably from Tamil கிரந்தம் (kirantam), Malayalam ഗ്രന്ഥം (granthaṁ), or similar, ultimately from Sanskrit ग्रन्थ (grantha). Grantha script was used for writing Sanskrit in South India.

Words from the same roots

Tamilகிரந்தம் all →

Grantha

Malayalamഗ്രന്ഥം all →

Grantha

Sanskritग्रन्थ all →

Grantha

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